Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, Recommended Guidelines for NDT of GRP pipe systems and

tanks
No.: 055

Date effective: 01.03.97

Revision no:

Date revised:

Page: 6

GUIDELINE FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EXAMINATION OF GRP PIPE

SYSTEMS AND TANKS

PART 1

PHILOSOPHY & SCOPE

FORWORD
The objective of this Guideline is to provide the offshore oil and gas industry and t he supporting
engineering and manufacturing industry with recommended practices for non -destructive
evaluation (NDE) and testing (NDT) of Glass-fibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP) materials.
This Guideline has been prepared to meet a need perceived by Norsk olje og gass (Norwegian
Oil and Gas Association). Members of the Norwegian Oil and Gas GRP Workgroup working on
this project comprised: Mr. B. Melve (Statoil), Mr. B. Moursund (Norsk Hydro), Mr. I. Mland
(AMOCO), Mr. J.D. Winkel and Mr. F. Thorstensen (Phillips Petroleum Co. Norway), Mr. H. Thon
(Saga Petroleum). This Guideline is based on published literature, various joint industry R&D
projects in Norway, the U.K., and the Netherlands, plus various operators' experience.
References are cited only when taken from the open literature, but additional unpublished
information is summarized in order to present a comprehensive picture of NDT of GRP piping
and tank systems used in North Sea applications.
It is the intention of the Norwegian Oil and Gas GRP Workgroup that this Guideline will be
adopted as a Norwegian NORSOK - and subsequently as an international (e.g. ISO) - standard.
Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this publication is based on the best
knowledge available up to the time of finalising the text. However, no responsibility of any kind
for any injury, delay, loss or damage can be accepted by Norwegian Oil and Gas or others
involved in its publication.